publish employees

// WP_Query arguments
$args = array(
	'post_type'              => array( 'employees' ),
	'post_status'            => array( 'publish' ),
	'posts_per_page'         => '500',
	'order'                  => 'ASC',
	'tax_query'              => array(
		'relation' => 'AND',
		array(
			'taxonomy'         => 'department',
			'terms'            => 'fannie-maefha-finance',
			'field'            => 'slug',
			'operator'         => 'IN',
		),
	),
	'meta_query'             => array(
		'relation' => 'AND',
		array(
			'key'     => 'deptId',
			'value'   => '49',
			'compare' => '=',
		),
		array(
			'key'     => 'isEmpProfilePublic',
			'value'   => '1',
			'compare' => '=',
		),
		array(
			'key'     => 'office_id',
			'value'   => '$location_id',
			'compare' => '=',
		),
	),
);

// The Query
$query = new WP_Query( $args );